A silvery white semi-metal that was used in early transistors (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GERMANIUM A silvery white semi-metal that was used in early transistors (9) (9)
6% OSMIUM Hard silvery-white metal; symbol Os (6) (6) Mirror Quiz Nov 3, 2025
6% NICKEL Silvery-white metallic element; symbol Ni (6) (6) Mirror Quiz Oct 23, 2025
6% BERYLLIUM Silvery-white metallic element; symbol Be (9) (9) Mirror Quiz Oct 22, 2025
6% RHENIUM Silvery-white metallic element; symbol Re (7) (7) Mirror Quiz Oct 22, 2025
6% IRIDIUM Silvery-white metal used to make spark plugs (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Sep 25, 2025
6% MAGNESIUM Light silvery-white metal (9) (9) Mirror Classic Aug 28, 2025
5% CBRADIO Semi squawker (7) Wall Street Journal Nov 1, 2025
5% RIG Big ___ (semi) (3) Universal Oct 28, 2025
5% WELD Fuse (metal) using heat (4) The Times Concise Oct 14, 2025
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